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19 Mar 2010, 4:48 am
"Review recommendations from the Symposium.See a video on the Refugee Act of 1980 from Human Rights First.To mark the 30th anniversary of the 1980 act, new legislation was introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Carl Levin (D-MI) "to strengthen the country’s commitment to protecting refugees fleeing persecution or torture. [read post]
15 Mar 2010, 12:14 pm
Citizenship and Immigration Services; Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Charles Schumer (D-New York), Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas); and Members of the House of Representatives John Conyers (D-Michigan), Steve King (R-Iowa) and Zoe Lofgren (D-California), the coalition has asked the U.S. government to waive fees for Haitian nationals applying for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). [read post]
15 Mar 2010, 12:14 pm
Citizenship and Immigration Services; Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Charles Schumer (D-New York), Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas); and Members of the House of Representatives John Conyers (D-Michigan), Steve King (R-Iowa) and Zoe Lofgren (D-California), the coalition has asked the U.S. government to waive fees for Haitian nationals applying for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). [read post]
15 Mar 2010, 7:24 am
So far three senators from New England — Patrick J. [read post]
15 Mar 2010, 7:14 am
Citizenship and Immigration Services; Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Charles Schumer (D-New York), Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas); and Members of the House of Representatives John Conyers (D-Michigan), Steve King (R-Iowa) and Zoe Lofgren (D-California), the coalition has asked the U.S. government to waive fees for Haitian nationals applying for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). [read post]
12 Mar 2010, 8:20 am
According to BNA’s Privacy Law Watch, on March 8, 2010, Senator Patrick Leahy asked President Obama to nominate members for the dormant Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. [read post]
10 Mar 2010, 8:16 am
" Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) excoriated the decision, the Supreme Court justices who made it, and corporations that... [read post]
8 Mar 2010, 9:59 pm
By Donald Zuhn -- On February 25th, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced that the Committee had reached a "tentative agreement in principle" regarding patent reform legislation (see "Chairman Leahy Announces 'Tentative Agreement in Principle' on Patent Reform Bill"). [read post]
8 Mar 2010, 9:36 am
We also supported Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy’s (D-VT) reauthorization bill, the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692), as introduced. [read post]
5 Mar 2010, 5:45 am
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. [read post]
4 Mar 2010, 9:00 pm
” Additional cosponsors and key supporters include: Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), and Senator Jon Tester (D-MT). [read post]
2 Mar 2010, 9:59 pm
By Donald Zuhn -- Last Thursday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) informed those watching the Committee's Executive Business Meeting that the Committee had reached a "tentative agreement in principle" regarding patent reform legislation (see "Chairman Leahy Announces "Tentative Agreement in Principle" on Patent Reform Bill"). [read post]
2 Mar 2010, 2:58 pm
Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, bemoaned the delays, while Sen. [read post]
1 Mar 2010, 7:15 am
Judicary chairman Patrick Leahy, when not working on patent reform, has been involved with a Free Speech Protection Act, which would protect US writers from libel judgments in external jurisdictions. [read post]
Health Care Reform, Reconciliation, and the Role of the Senate: Some Wise Counsel from Key Democrats
28 Feb 2010, 7:46 am
A number of Democratic senators — including Senators Bayh, Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Durbin, Feingold, Feinstein, Harkin, Kohl, Lautenberg, Leahy, Murray, Nelson, Reid, and Schumer — spoke eloquently and passionately about the Senate’s crucial and constitutionally prescribed role as a non-majoritarian body. [read post]
27 Feb 2010, 7:30 am
[JURIST] US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] committee chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official profile] said at a hearing Friday that he was prepared to subpoena [Harper's report] the Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] if it did not turn over missing e-mail records of former Bush administration lawyers John Yoo [academic profile; JURIST news archive] and Patrick Philbin [ [read post]
25 Feb 2010, 9:59 pm
By Donald Zuhn -- During an Executive Business Meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee held earlier today, Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) informed attendees and online viewers that the Committee had reached a "tentative agreement in principle" regarding patent reform legislation. [read post]
25 Feb 2010, 3:09 pm
Leahy writing that:"Leading U.S. lawmakers have reached a tentative agreement to reform the nation's patent system, said Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Judiciary Committee and a leader in the effort. [read post]
25 Feb 2010, 1:56 pm
Leading U.S. lawmakers have reached a tentative agreement to reform the nation’s patent system, said Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Judiciary Committee and a leader in the effort. [read post]
25 Feb 2010, 1:16 pm
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced this morning that a "tentative agreement" has been reached on the patent reform bill with Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL). [read post]
